catching up with friends

I just wanted to comment on something today, I think we all forget in the craziness of our days ,about how important our friends are, I had some great conversations the last few days (as you all know I drive an hour each way to work so i have plenty of time to talk hahah) I was able to catch up with my friend Renee, in nashville and she is the perfect example of a month can go by and you call eachother and time hasnt changed anything, talking to Natalie, makes me just miss her so much more she is my oldest and dearest friend and time and distance will never change our friendship and just having those chats the past few days leaves me inspired because they care and they tell you how it is... i miss my friends so much that live far away and I try my hardest to drop a line in one way or another and say hey i love you.. it makes you realize how blessed you are to have a few good friends and to never take them for granted.

our babysitter....

today when connor got up he said two things to me, "ewica" and snack... our babysitter is Erica and she is incredible. I pondered the thought of going back to work and i was not so sure but we met her and the peace came over me. she has an incredible family and kids and she loves Connor like he was her own and it is a peaceful feeling to go to work and no your child is taken care of... i can understand why Connor would put the two names together she has got to be one of the best bakers in the world she is always coming up with some cool snack. we love her and i hope Erica gets to read this that my son instantly wanted a Ms. Erica snack hahahahhah

best friends

It is amazing the friendship between these boys. they had a ball this week and this is just one of my favorite memories of them and of course sand was everywhere... Allison, Calebs mom was one of the first people I met here and she understood being a new mom and we have been friends since, she is the kind of person who you may not have talked to in a week and you get together and chat like it was yesterday.. she has been a source of comfort for me being here and I am thankful for her more than she even knows... I am blessed

ER-the final season

ok, so i am the only person who still watches ER on thursday nights? i hope someone watched it. they are in the last season and one of my favorite doctors died last night and I cried like my heart was going to break ughh how can shows do that to you? John always laughs at me but I tell him, that is one of the reasons you love me because i am a sap... i hope someone watched it so i can chat with them about it hahahahahahah

Connor's big adventure

This week we were fortunate to hang out with Caleb and Allison twice this week and Connor was beside himself with joy. we took the boys to burger king to play and eat lunch and they had a ball together. every time they get together fun is to be had and when they part, they always give eachother a hug and kiss it is the sweetest thing. Caleb is truly Connors best buddy.

pay it forward

today at work, I had a lady return a product that was $150 worth of skin care and inside I was mad that it was going to take me that much longer to make up this money but thank goodness i did not let my emotions show, we got to talking and she proceeded to share with me that heer ex husband was a jerk and did not pay for his child support this month and he needed clothes and so on , she began to cry and talked of her frusteration and said sometimes I just wish I could do something for myself so I thought to myself what could I do to give her a little light to her day.. we have extra coupons so I gave her one and with that she got a free body lotion I know it wasnt much, but to her in that moment it was like a million bucks... I said to her, I wish i could do more for you but pamper yourself for just a moment, she cried and said I dont know what to say but thank you i just told her "pay it forward"... it makes you realize you never know what is going on in another persons life and it takes two seconds to be kind and the way it makes you feel is better than anything.
so it was a good day

Connor's new thing

This was taken when we went to nashville however, Connor loves to get out of the tub wrapped up in a towel and parade around the house for a bit. he is so funny everyday is something new and just better than the day before

my two men

this has got to be my favorite picture to date.. it sounds silly, but this day when i looked at john in a simple brown tshirt and jeans he took my breathe away and Connor well he can just steal your heart away.. but this is a picture that i just adore...

it's ok daddy..

the last two days John has been so sick with a stomach bug and just miserable and Connor couldnt understand why Daddy wasnt his energetic self so I explained that daddy had a boo boo in his belly and Connor rubs and kisses his head and says no boo boo Daddy...

family pic

this was at the anniversary party we went to we had the best day and Connor was just having a ball but wow, I took one look at this picture, and my diet has begun ughh...

Connor's first crush

we went to an anniversary party where we saw some dear friends who are family to us. Connor took one look at Anna and he was love struck he stared at her all night long

Connor and Caleb

this is Connors friend Caleb at a birthday party this has to be Connors favorite friend! they always have so much fun together and Caleb is one of those children you love like your own. he is the sweetest little boy and we adore him

the end of Connor's weekend

the party boy has finally run out of steam hahhahahahaha

me and Robert..

Robert and I have been friends for YEARS and he is just one of the greatest friends of all time and has been there for everything and just about one of the greatest guys ever.. he has a heart of gold and just the kindest guy. we try to get together at least once every two months but Connor and John just adore him and he is family to us we just love him...

Connor in rare form

This is my child on a normal basis just always laughing about something he was playing with my friend Robert and having to much fun

Connor and Jacob

This is Maureens son Jacob when we went to visit.. to much fun was to be had this picture says it all.... Connor was the ring leader behind many antics hahahaah. they had so much fun playing outside and going down the slide

this is one of my favorites

this is just one of those favorite pics and moments that you wish could just stay that way.. we were on the swing and connor just said "toooool" which means cool and life was good there for a moment in nashville tennessee

friends forever we are just missing Lisa.....

this is my friend wendy and maureen, and we all met when we first moved to nashville and we always hung out together and we also had another sidekick lisa, one of my dearest friends in the world we saw eachother for the first time in a few years, life takes funny turns but you always pick back up where you started... these were very memories

me and momma gray

this is a lady of incredible kindness I have known her for years and she has the heart of an angel. she opened her door to us and said your home you are family to us .. she made us a bbq lunch and played with Connor and we just had an incredible day we got to see Robert and his dad as well and it was one of those days that you sit back and say this was one of my favorites...leaving was hard but Momma gray said, i am sending prayers up to get you out of memphis and i love you like you were my own and we are here for you.. it was a hard goodbye..

almost home.....???????

wow.. was the only word Connor could say at the park we went to see the ducks and run around. John and I both said what have we done leaving all of this. where it is safe to walk your children at night on west end ave and you have all of this at your fingertips my heart ached for this and i asked john what are we doing in memphis with no support system and living in a place we hate life is to short to live that way... well john is looking now and he has the fire under him to make a change. Connor was just having a ball with all of the excitement. one of my favorite things we did right after this picture was go on the big swing and just sat.. connor loved it and i said to john i wish we could be like this forever.....

our day out with Thomas the train

we went to nashville to see thomas the train with Maureen and Jacob. it was the neatest thing we took a train ride and the kids just loved it when we were done they had a bunch of activities to do so they played with trains, bounced in the moon walk and took their picture with thomas. they both got little tattos and that seemed to be the coolest thing to them. thank goodness we took the first trip of the day it got so hot but the boys had a great time